We saw the "all-in" button in front of Aaron Massey and made our way over to discover he was at risk for 48,000 against Gary Germann, who was sitting on a stack of 62,000.
Massey:
Germann:
Both players held the same hand, but of different suits. As such, the flop made things interesting by giving Germann a freeroll. The turn wasn't it, and much to Massey's good fortune, neither was the river. Chop it up!
Despite chopping that pot, both players are up since the last time we checked in on them.
With roughly 10,000 in the pot and a board reading , current MSPT POY leader Mark Hodge bet 3,800 only to have Mike Hassab raise to 8,000. Hodge took his time before coming out with a three-bet to 18,800, and Hassab thought for a bit before just calling.
"I have a boat," Hassab said and tabled the .
"Quads," Hodge said and tabled the . The entire table, including Hodge, seemed impressed that Hassab just called.
"I almost shipped it right there," Hassab admitted. "Wow, I got off cheap."
Derek McMaster has established himself as the early chip leader, and he just added to it by knocking out an opponent.
We're not sure how the action unfolded on the turn with a board reading , but we do know the player in the big blind ended up all in holding the against McMaster, who held the in the small blind.
McMaster had his opponent drawing dead, and after the was put out on the river for good measure, he added approximately 80,000 to his stack.
With around 18,000 in the pot and a board reading , Rex Clinkscales, who has reentered the tournament, checked and watch John Vitt fire out 10,000 from the button. Clinkscales hit the tank, during which time Vitt told him he would show him his hand if he folded.
Clinkscales eventually released, and Vitt showed a mere pair of threes with .
Meanwhile, Sean Munjal has jumped back into the tournament.
Yesterday's Day 1a flight saw 126 entrants take to the felt, and we're already past that number today with the clock currently reading 140. That number is sure to go up as we're not even halfway through the flight, and late registration and reentries are open all evening long.
Just before the level went up, Nathan Finger raised to 1,500 from middle position and received a call from the player in the cutoff. Thomas Sharp then three-bet jammed for 5,850 total from the button, both blinds folded, and the other two players called before checking it down as the board ran out .
Sharp:
Cutoff:
Finger:
Finger had the worst hand preflop, but the ace on the flop gave him the win to send Sharp to the rail.
flop made things interesting by giving Germann a freeroll. The 
turn wasn't it, and much to Massey's good fortune, neither was the 
river. Chop it up!
, current MSPT POY leader Mark Hodge bet 3,800 only to have Mike Hassab raise to 8,000. Hodge took his time before coming out with a three-bet to 18,800, and Hassab thought for a bit before just calling.
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against McMaster, who held the 
in the small blind.
was put out on the river for good measure, he added approximately 80,000 to his stack.
, Rex Clinkscales, who has reentered the tournament, checked and watch John Vitt fire out 10,000 from the button. Clinkscales hit the tank, during which time Vitt told him he would show him his hand if he folded.
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